Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pere Pons Riera | ||
Date of birth | 20 February 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Sant Martí Vell, Spain | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AEK Larnaca | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2012 | Girona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012 | Girona B | 8 | (1) |
2012–2019 | Girona | 197 | (4) |
2014 | → Olot (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Alavés | 79 | (4) |
2022– | AEK Larnaca | 73 | (9) |
International career | |||
2016–2019 | Catalonia | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:07, 5 November 2024 (UTC) |
Pere Pons Riera (born 20 February 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca FC.
Born in Sant Martí Vell, Girona, Catalonia, Pons joined Girona FC's youth setup in 2002, aged nine. [1] He started his senior career with the reserves in the regional leagues, in 2012.
On 13 September 2012, Pons made his first-team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Joseba Garmendia in a 2–0 away loss against Sporting de Gijón in the second round of the Copa del Rey. [2] He first appeared in Segunda División three days later, again replacing Garmendia in the 5–0 home rout of UD Las Palmas. [3]
Pons scored his first professional goal on 6 October 2013, the first in a 1–1 home draw against CE Sabadell FC. On 29 January 2014, he was loaned to Segunda División B side UE Olot until June. [4] He subsequently returned to the Albirrojos in the summer, and was made first choice by manager Pablo Machín. [5]
On 21 November 2014, Pons renewed his contract with the club, signing until 2017. [6] He contributed two goals [7] [8] in 38 matches during the 2016–17 campaign, in a first-ever promotion to La Liga.
Pons agreed to an extension on 15 August 2017, until 2020. [9] He made his debut in the top flight four days later, starting in a 2–2 home draw with Atlético Madrid. [10]
On 4 July 2019, after suffering relegation, Pons signed a three-year contract with Deportivo Alavés still in the top tier. [11]
On 28 December 2016, Pons made his debut for the Catalonia national team, coming on as a half-time substitute for Sergi Roberto in a 3–3 draw against Tunisia (4–2 penalty loss). [12]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Girona | 2012–13 | Segunda División | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
2014–15 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 0 | ||||
2015–16 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
2016–17 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 2 | ||||
2017–18 | La Liga | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
Total | 205 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 211 | 4 | ||||
Olot (loan) | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
Alavés | 2019–20 | La Liga | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||
2020–21 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
2021–22 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
Total | 79 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 82 | 5 | ||||
AEK Larnaca | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 39 | 4 | |
2023–24 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 30 | 4 | |||
Total | 54 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 8 | ||
Career total | 351 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 376 | 17 |
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